‘You are Charlie Kirk Jr’: Who is George Isbell Jr? A San Diego man threatens to kill Benny Johnson and his family – The Times of India

Benny Johnson, a conservative influencer, received a life threat in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, prompting an investigation. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that they have taken into custody a 69-year-old man who sent the letter. George Isbell Jr. was taken into custody Tuesday in San Diego, California, and he will be federally charged with sending threatening messages, Bondi said.“Benny is a well-known media personality, who carries a message very similar to Charlie’s. Based largely on faith and love of country. Just days after Charlie’s murder, Benny received a letter at his home where he and Kate are raising their beautiful, beautiful young family,” Bondi said. “The author of this letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views, and that he wanted Benny dead.” “This was a coward who hid behind a keyboard and thought he could get away with this. That’s why we’re standing here today. You can’t get away with threatening people like this. And I’m proud to announce that we have arrested the author of this letter,” Bondi added. “We’re going to catch you if you think you can do something like this,” Bondi declared. “We don’t care if you are across the country in California, we will find you. We will arrest you, we will extradite you and we will bring you to justice. We cannot allow this political violence to continue any longer. This arrest will be a reminder to many: Don’t do this. We will find you.”

“You’re Charlie Kirk Jr.”

The threatening letter named Charlie Kirk, who was murdered at Utay Valley University on September 10. In the letter, he referred to one of the victim’s friends, Mr. Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who had recently been murdered during a public meeting on a college campus. After writing that he hoped the American flag would “strangle the life out of you,” the letter continued: “Maybe someone will blow your head off!!! We can hope! engagements? I love seeing your head explode and you bleed the concrete can be seen turning red. What a sight!'” the Justice Department added.Isbell was previously under investigation for sending at least one other threat to a Louisiana politician in 2021.